[Santo Rosario de Pasig] World Day of Prayer for Vocations: Witness awakens V...

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SALUBONG 2010. Malaking papel ang nagampanan ng lahat ng mga organisasyon at ministries ng Parish Pastoral Council, kasama ang mga miyembro ng Parish Youth Council sa pagkakaroon ng makahulugang pagdiriwang ng Paschal Triduum na dinaos mula ika-.1 hanggang ika-4 ng Abril sa Parokya ng Santo Rosario.  Larawan ni Cristy Evidente.
by Fr. Lito Jopson, Parish Priest

VATICAN CITY – The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, released his message for the 47th World Day of Prayer for Vocations scheduled on April 25, 2010 on the occasion of 4th Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday.
   The Holy Father chose the theme that coincides with the year of the priests: Witness awakens vocations.
   He indicated that vocation depends primarily of God, yet, it is also helped by the quality and depth of personal and communal witness of those who already answered the Lord’s call to the ministerial priesthood and consecrated life.
   “In the fullness of time, Jesus, sent by the Father (cf. Jn 5:36), would bear witness to the love of God for all human beings, without distinction, with particular attention to the least ones, sinners, the outcast and the poor,”  said the Roman Pontiff.
   The Holy Father indicated three aspects of the life of a priest which he considers essential for effective priestly witness - deep friendship with Christ, the complete gift of oneself to God, and the life of communion.
   The Holy Father said, “If the priest is a “man of God”, one who belongs to God and helps others to know and love him, he cannot fail to cultivate a deep intimacy with God, abiding in his love and making space to hear his Word. Prayer is the first form of witness which awakens vocations.”
   Furthermore, he explains, “The story of every vocation is almost always intertwined with the testimony of a priest who joyfully lives the gift of himself to his brothers and sisters for the sake of the Kingdom of God.”
   Regarding the life of communion, the Pope explains, “In a particular way the priest must be a man of communion, open to all, capable of gathering into one the pilgrim flock which the goodness of the Lord has entrusted to him, helping to overcome divisions, to heal rifts, to settle conflicts and misunderstandings, and to forgive offences.”
   The Holy Father calls on the young people to use this precious opportunity to reflect on their own vocations and to be faithful to Him in simplicity, trust, and complete openness.

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Posted By Santo Rosario de Pasig to Santo Rosario de Pasig at 4/17/2010 01:25:00 AM